📍 3624 S Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, 49008
Paramount Charter Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County. The school has 379 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paramount Charter Academy school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Paramount Charter Academy enrolls 379 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 23% White and 20% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 181 | 48% |
| White | 86 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 9.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
353 of the school's 379 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 334 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paramount Charter Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-40, state senate district 20, state house district 60.
Paramount Charter Academy is one of 1 schools in Paramount Charter Academy, based in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. The district serves 373 students district-wide and employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 379 students, Paramount Charter Academy is close to the district average of about 373 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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